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Oma Myrtle Bowles

Female 1905 - 1986  (80 years)


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  • Name Oma Myrtle Bowles 
    Born 22 Jun 1905  Jackson County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 23 May 1986  Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I50131  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 20 Jun 2011 

    Father Theodore Mason Bowles,   b. 1876, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1930  (Age 54 years) 
    Mother Ella Elmyra Casto,   b. 16 Mar 1884, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1942, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Married 30 Aug 1902  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 8/30/1902 om James Ridge
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      Theodore Mason Bowles, 26, Jackson Co, WV, Jackson Co, WV
      Elmira Casto, 18, Jackson Co, WV, Jackson Co, WV
      Informant: TF Casto

      1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 194 all WV WV WV
      Bowles, Theodore M 34 m1- 7y
      Elmira wife 25 m1- 7y 6-3 children
      Oma M da 4
      Freddie M da 2
      William J son 11/12
      Emily mother 65 Wd 8-5 children

      1920 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 123
      Bowles, Theodore 44 hoh
      Elmira 33 wife
      Oma 14 dau
      May 12 dau
      Jennings 10 son
      Reatha 8 dau
      Eva 6 dau
      Dorcas 3.2 dau
      Emily 76 -W mother

      1930 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 19-19
      Willow Grove School House Road
      Bowles, T M 54 m age 22
      Elmira 47 m age 19
      Jennings son 20
      Erna da 15
      Belle da 13
      Hermon son 9
      Hattie da 9
      Velma da 6
      Marion son 2.1
      Hughes (?), Dempsey gs 2.3

      JCBR
      unnamed female 4/15/1903 TM & Almira, Rockcastle
      unnamed female 11/25/1903 TM & Almira, Rockcastle
      unnamed male 2/28/1904 TM & Elmira, Jackson Co
      unnamed female 6/22/1904 Theodore & Ella, Jackson Co
      unnamed female 9/18/1907 FM & Ella, Hogg
      unnamed male 3/9/1928 T M & Eloyra (Casto) Bowles, Rockcastle

      JCDR
      infant twins 4/16/1903 1d, [d] Rockcastle [p] TM & Almira Bowles

      MOSS CHAPEL CEMETERY Located at Moss Chapel just across the line in Putnam County, South of Rockcastle.
      Page 197
      Bowles, A. Elmira, 1884-1942; Wife of Theodore Bowles
      Bowles, Theodore M., 1876-1930

      Reata married a Turley, according to an obit.
    Family ID F9264  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Luther Floyd Casto,   b. 17 Apr 1899, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1983  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 11 Sep 1923  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • 1930 Ripley, Jackson, WV #75-77
      Casto, Luther F 30 m age 23
      Oma 24 m age 18
      Alfred L son 5
      Catherine da 2
      Everett F son 3/12

      1940 ED 18-10 Ripley Dist, Jackson, WV p 4B &5A
      #70 rents farm $ all born WV - 1935 Rural Jackson
      Casto, Luther 40
      Oma wife 34
      Alfred son 14
      Roaslee da 12
      Everett son 10
      Hilda da 8
      Paul son 4

      Katherine's birth records shows parents as Floyd and Myrtle.
    Children 
     1. Alfred Lee Casto,   b. 7 Feb 1925, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 2005, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     2. Katherine Rosalee Casto,   b. 5 Jul 1927, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 2019, Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     3. Everett Floyd Casto,   b. 31 Dec 1929, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 2005, Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     4. Hilda Eileen Casto,   b. 2 Apr 1932, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1975  (Age 43 years)
     5. Paul Edwin Casto,   b. 11 Oct 1935, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 2017, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    Family ID F13920  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    2. [S21] Obit.

    3. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.